Feel Free – Zadie Smith

From one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a wide-ranging essay collection that poses questions we immediately recognise. Arranged into five sections — In the World, In the Audience, In the Gallery, On the Bookshelf, and Feel Free — Smith turns her brilliant, restless mind to Facebook and social media, the importance of libraries, climate change, Brooklyn-born rappers, Swiss novelists, and much more.

Praised for capturing contemporary cultural moments with warmth, intimacy, and unmatched intellectual agility. Popular across #NonfictionTok and essay-lover circles for its memorable commentary on social media, public libraries, pop culture icons like Jay-Z, and the famous line on Facebook as "a cruel portrait of us."

Perfect for readers of Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror, Joan Didion's The White Album, or Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me. Pairs beautifully with Smith's short story collection Grand Union, also available in store!

A trade paperback (2018) in Very Good condition — clean, crisp pages, solid spine, minimal cover shelf wear.